If you lived in Comoros instead of Swaziland, you would:

Health

be 99.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 23.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 2.8 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 43.3% less likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 29.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Comoros, that number is 16.8% of people as of 2024.

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be 78.0% less likely to die by suicide

Swaziland has a suicide rate of 27.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Comoros, it is 6.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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see 72.9% less spent on your healthcare

Swaziland spends $922 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Comoros spends $250 as of 2023.

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have 23.9% fewer doctors per person

Swaziland has 5.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Comoros has 4.2 as of 2022.

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have 14.3% less access to essential health services

Swaziland scores 56 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Comoros scores 48 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 88.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 34.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Comoros, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.

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be 13.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Swaziland, 53.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Comoros, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2024.

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make 50.0% less money

Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $4,108 as of 2025, while in Comoros, the GDP per capita is $2,056 as of 2025.

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Life

be 17.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 42.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Comoros, on the other hand, 35.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 19.4% more children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Comoros, there are 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 51.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 118.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Comoros, 179.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 16.7% less likely to be literate

In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 90.8% as of 2022. In Comoros, it is 75.6% as of 2021.

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Basic Needs

be 48.7% less likely to have internet access

In Swaziland, approximately 63.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Comoros, about 32.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 61.2% less on education

Swaziland spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Comoros spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 12.7% less on healthcare

Swaziland spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Comoros, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 17.4% more likely to die in a road accident

In Swaziland, road accidents kill 24.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Comoros, they kill 29.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 98.9% less strain on fresh water

Swaziland withdraws 78% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Comoros withdraws 1% as of 2022.

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find 84.5% less home broadband

Swaziland has 2.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Comoros has 0.4 as of 2023.

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Environment

be 30.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Swaziland, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Comoros, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.

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emit 42.0% less CO2

Swaziland emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Comoros: At a glance

Comoros is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,235 sq km. Comoros has endured more than 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup, and helped negotiate the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election, and each island in the archipelago elected its president. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President SAMBI was elected to office. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair.
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